R19-3-555. Stay of Procurements During the Protest

A. If a protest is filed before the solicitation due date, before the award of a contract, or before performance of a contract has begun, the procurement officer shall make a written determination to either: 1. Proceed with the award or contract performance, or 2. Stay all or part of the procurement if there is a reasonable probability the protest will be upheld or that a stay is in the best interest of the Lottery. B. The procurement officer shall provide the interested party and other interested parties with a copy of the written determination. C. Determination of a stay decision shall be issued no later than the time of issuance of the procurement officer’s decision in accordance with R19-3-556. D. Should a stay request be denied by the procurement officer, the protestant may request a procurement stay from the Director. Such requests for a procurement stay shall be submitted within 10 days of notification of the stay denial by the procurement officer.